Man, 55, and woman, 39, are ‘tied up and held captive’ in an early morning break-in at a Queensland home
- Man and a woman have been tied up and held captive during a home break-in
- Police said group of people broke-in to property in Ipswich, south of Brisbane
- Intruders tied up the pair and taped their mouths shut before assaulting man
- Victims later released after being taken to another address in same suburb
A man and a woman have been tied up and held captive during a home break-in.
Police said a group of people broke-in to to the property in the Ipswich suburb of Ripley, south-west of Brisbane between midnight and 3am on Friday night.
The intruders then tied up the man, 55, and the woman, 39, at the address on Huxam Street and taped their mouths shut before assaulting the male victim.
A man and a woman have been tied up and held captive during a home break in Ipswich, south-west of Brisbane (street pictured)
The pair were later released after being taken to another address in the same suburb, a Queensland Police spokesman said.
Police arrived after the woman called for help and the man was found with serious injuries.
He was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further treatment.
Crimes scenes have been established in both the suburbs of Raceview and Ripley.
Investigations are ongoing.
Police said a group of people broke-in to to the property in the Ipswich suburb of Ripley, south-west of Brisbane between midnight and 3am on Friday night (stock image)